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[Desire HD General] stuart0001:
Unfortunately that link is dead

I have the newest version from the HTC site but I've never had problems connecting before now.

I'll drop him a PM. Thanks
[Desire HD General] jkoljo:
Alright, I got your PM, and read the thread.

It seems like your device's internal memory has some fault in it, probably bad blocks, which make RUU and ClockworkMod fail. In that case there are good and bad news; you cannot repair it, but HTC will fix the issue under warranty.

There is one thing you can try, PD98IMG.zip as suggested earlier. It is your best - and only - shot at the moment. If it hangs or fails in the middle, your device is ready to be sent to HTC. So download PD98IMG.zip from my downgrade guide, put it to your SD and reboot to bootloader. You said that you cannot go to bootloader, that is incorrect because you have used fastboot. Just turn your phone on while holding volume down.

Then if it fails (if it does not load PD98IMG.zip at all, there is still hope), send your device to HTC. Warranty does not become void when you root your phone (or modify software side), so HTC will repair your phone for free. Good luck, and feel free to poke me with a PM if I forget this thread.
[Desire HD General] makbil:
May I also suggest that when trying to do the vol down+power thing, take out the battery first for several seconds. In my noob days not so long ago, I had problems getting to the bootloader unless I took the battery out first. First press volume down, then the power button, when the phone turns on release both buttons.
[Desire HD General] henv:
Maybe the reason to that could be that you had enabled fastboot. If you then turn off your phone its not really of. When you put down the battery it is ;)

Sent from my Desire HD
[Desire HD General] stuart0001:
Thanks to you and everyone else that have tried to help me. It is greatly appreciated.

I tried the PD98IMG.zip install again but it just sticks with the HTC screen/4 warning triangles.

I'll get it sent off tomorrow for repair and will keep myself occupied with the San Francisco that I bought today to give me my Android fix in the meantime. :D
[Desire HD General] cattleprod:
Hi hope I'm not to late as may have an idea. You saying when flashing the PD198IMG it fails on userdata well delete everything out of the PD198IMG apart from boot.img, system.img and android.info.txt. then get a clockwork recovery.img an rename it recovery.img an place that too in the PD198IMG.zip.

Now try flashing this in hboot should work as it will skip everything esle. If it works and boots up just switch phone off plug USB in an wayhay clockwork recovery an now be able to reformat all partions an start again I hope

typed while swyping my mermoies
[Desire HD General] leith51:
You know that does sound like a cracking idea hope he not sent it off yet 1 last go before it goes back

Plus it be good if it does get fixed as it will just be another way of showing there is always hope of not bricking the dhd
[Desire HD General] stuart0001:
Thanks for the idea. However I can't get the phone to see the PD198IMG from the SD card at-all, it's the RUU installation that stalls at userdata stage.

But would doing as you suggested work with the Rom.zip that's created by the RUU?

ie

Start the RUU installation

Find the rom.zip created by the RUU in temp folders and make adjustments as suggested.

Continue with RUU, which should hopefully push the modified rom.zip to the device
[Desire HD General] jkoljo:
A few problems with that theory:

Modifying rom.zip breaks HTC signature

The data partition is most likely corrupted, as RUU fails on that. It cannot be revived if it is indeed corrupted (broken).

RUU and PD98IMG format data, which is similar to CWM format. So CWM will not make any difference.

Why did not you say that your phone did not recognize the PD98IMG?? Ok now, format your card to FAT32 (no quick format) and put the PD98IMG.zip again to the SD. Then try it again.
[Desire HD General] stuart0001:
Cheers mate. I had said previously that PD98IMG wasn't recognised but it's not easy to spot amongst the 90 odd posts.

I'm pretty sure I'd already tried formatting the card but will try again tonight. Any thoughts on cluster size or should I leave as default?
[Desire HD General] makbil:
The fact that the device is locked to a specific carrier may also prevent any other ROM installation.
[Desire HD General] jkoljo:
Leave it as default, 32 kilobytes.

It will not prevent ROM installation, because stuart has S-OFF and SuperCID.
[Desire HD General] ToneyEricsson:
Hey that's good to know if software messes up your DHD HTC will still fix it.

I have thought about trying something like Revolution HD although can't see where my original ROM is should I want to revert back to stock ROM. My DHD is sim free unlocked from the Carphone Warehouse running the 1.32 software version.

Hope everything goes well for you and your DHD is back working well without hasell.
[Desire HD General] makbil:
That's correct but since everything is so messed up, perhaps we shouldn't trust what shows up on screen. Just an idea, I may be wrong.
[Desire HD General] jkoljo:
Well, just the data partition seems messed up. If the device says S-OFF, it is S-OFF, end of story :)
[Desire HD General] cattleprod:
that is worth trying but don't open zip file just delete userdata.img from it. then run RUU

if it works you will find when its boots up that you have no data partition and so can't install apps.

but we could use adb to copy rom manger to system/apps as you still have s-off.

(uploaded rom manger apk)

as jkoljo has said Modifying rom.zip breaks HTC signature

but worth trying!
[Desire HD General] stuart0001:
Can you please elaborate as I don't see how I can remove userdata.img from the zip without opening it.
[Desire HD General] cattleprod:
sorry should of said don't extract the zip file but go in it and delete userdata.img
[Desire HD General] audiavant:
Can this http://code.google.com/p/android-roms/wiki/Unbrick bring up any info as help...

(Have not reed true all)
[Desire HD General] stuart0001:
No luck I'm afraid. Nothing happens

I tried but I can't because I get a warning that the archive is corrupt when I try to delete it.

Thanks. I'll have a look
[Desire HD General] jkoljo:
Then try another SD card. Could you take a picture about where you are, I want to be sure that you are in the right place :)
[Desire HD General] stuart0001:
1st pic is what I see with USB plugged in and on boot (Holding down V- & power to turn-on does nothing different)

2nd pic is what I see after unplugging the USB
[Desire HD General] jkoljo:
Ok, no wonder the PD98IMG.zip does not work. Try it once more, rip out battery, put it back, hold volume down and then hold power. If your device still goes to the HTC or RUU screen, send it to HTC.
[Desire HD General] tolis626:
Stuart,I had the problem with hboot not recognizing the PD98IMG.zip when I used my everyday 16GB card.I then tried with either a 2GB or a 4GB one(don't really remember) and it worked flawlessly!Maybe you can try that?Dunno if it's been suggested earlier though! :)
[Desire HD General] stuart0001:
I've got another 2 micro SD card to try. I'm formatting them now.

Will it make any difference if I have my SIM card in or not?
[Desire HD General] cattleprod:
strange never said that to me an i've maded PD198IMG.zip were i just deleted images out of the rom.zip and renamed it like this one.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6C50CO0B

just delete userdata, then rename it rom.zip.
[Desire HD General] stuart0001:
What program are you using to open the zip file?
[Desire HD General] cattleprod:
z7 i think it was
[Desire HD General] stuart0001:
Thanks. I downloaded that as I was using winrar but it gives me a Not Implemented dialogue when I try to delete or rename userdata.img
[Desire HD General] cattleprod:
strange as i don't know why you are getting that?
[Desire HD General] makbil:
Just tested this on Windows 7 with both Winrar and 7 Zip and I'm getting the same error. Could it be a Windows 7 issue?

Edit: Tested on Win XP, same error. Apparently we have only read rights. Can this be done under Unix? The zip was compiled under Unix so maybe there are some more advanced options, not sure.
[Desire HD General] preacher65:
Don't want to go too far off-topic, but if you're running the stock ROM (i.e. no carrier-supplied applications from Vodafone, Orange, etc. installed) then you want this file:

RUU_Ace_HTC_WWE_1.32.405.6_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26_M_release_155891_signed.exe

(Only without a space between "26" and ".03", which the forum seems to have inserted.)

"RUU" is "Rom Update Utility" and it's the official ROM flashing tool from HTC to put a clean, stock 1.32.405.6 on your phone.

You can download it from the DHD Development thread, look in the sticky posts or search for it, there are guides there as well. There are lots of file mirrors - http://xdafil.es/index.php?path=DesireHD/RUU/ seems to be back up, or there's http://zantekk.de/~desire_hd/official_roms/.

(Yes, Stuart had problems flashing it, but at this stage it seems almost certain they were caused by faulty internal flash memory on his phone, as he had an error before he tried the RUU.)

Back on-topic - is it failing to modify the ZIP file because it's a signed zip? PowerArchiver and 7zip fail here as well on Win7x64. Don't know much about signed zip files...
[Desire HD General] leith51:
Trying to Mod zip but after downloaded it from the downgrade thread when I tried to delete the files it said it was corrupt my laptop has now crashed completely and now won't reboot

Possible virus???

Edit: its fried my laptop corrupted the hard drive
[Desire HD General] pablo11:
Jeez!! I bet that really cheered you up after your recent experiences :(
[Desire HD General] leith51:
Not really I can't even run recovery or o/s the hard drive been killed so ain't right happy about it
[Desire HD General] makbil:
Edit 2: I tried ROM.zip from stock 1.32

Question: Can' we do the same thing with Lee's ROM but deleting the data folder in it?
[Desire HD General] pablo11:
Yeah - I meant, you have my sympathies as I noticed you have had enough **** lately.

Anyway, sorry for getting off topic.
[Desire HD General] leith51:
I know what your saying and cheers dude

Edit : its a good job I know enough about laptops as I do didn't lose a thing
[Desire HD General] henv:
Any news?

Sent from my Desire HD
[Desire HD General] stuart0001:
Great news guys.

I got my phone back from T-mob today, barely a week after sending it to them, and it's working a treat.

The job sheet states Main Board Exchanged so looks like it was definitely a HW issue.

Now despite what I'd said before about avoiding rooting etc in the future, my next mission is to visit the downgrade thread to create my goldcard etc. I just can't resist :D

Thanks once again to everyone for their help and I hope my experience gives others confidence that a bricked phone can & will be repaired, despite the rooting etc :)
[Desire HD General] henv:
Good news. Yeah I had that also when I got phone back. Want to be carefully and don't hspl (was winmo time). That idea hold a hour :)

And there is a lot now like Gingerbread roms etc.

Sent from my Desire HD
[Desire HD General] preacher65:
Excellent! That's fantastic news, thanks for letting us all know. :)

I'm sending mine off any day now, to my gadget insurer - it went for an unplanned swim, and I'm hoping they give me a new phone rather than trying to repair it. Fingers crossed that I get as good a result. ;)

You know it makes sense. :D Glad it hasn't put you off improving your phone with all the custom goodness to be found here on XDA. :cool:
[Desire HD General] jords12:
Excellent! :)
[Desire HD General] makbil:
Glad to hear that. Just in time for GB ROMs :)

I hope your insurer specifically covers water damage.
[Desire HD General] preacher65:
Yes, they do - I'm pretty sure I checked when I took out the insurance, but I also asked them again when I called to register the claim.
[Desire HD General] makbil:
Great. These devices have a small piece of material n them that change color when exposed to extreme moisture. This is how the repair center determines if there is water damage, which is not included in the standard warranty. This often causes problems as you may just have kept the device in your shirt pocket but sweat etc. will effect this material. This was one of the main reasons for confrontation between customers and SE support back a couple of years.
[Desire HD General] mackemsrule:
You'll get a replacement water corrodes the board so they can't be fixed.
[Desire HD General] preacher65:
Good to know, thanks all - and sorry Stuart for the minor thread hi-jack. ;)
[Desire HD General] preacher65:
And a brand new phone arrived earlier this week. Vodafone branded, which the first one wasn't, but hey, that's why we have XDA. ;)
[Desire HD General] LeatherFace:
i just read the thread... congrats.. i had same water issue as well.. it rained(:mad:)

i was soo p....d it wudnt turn on,.. outa frustration i put it in microwave for about 40 secs. and it out and straight in the freezer for abt 20 secs.. and it switched on.. i was like WTF:eek:
[HTC Aria General] wbkviper:
Im having major difficulty keeping my phone connected for the 2.2 update. Here's the history:

I had FR008 on my phone and downloaded the stock 2.1 and was able to get back to stock 2.1 via the bootloader no problem.

Now I download the HTC 2.2 off their website and follow the instructions and it wont work. The phone wont stay connected.

Running the 2.2 update via the bootloader as I did 2.1 doesn't work (PC can't find phone) and HTC says to do it with the phone on and HTC Sync installed.

If I connect in HTC Sync Mode It connects fine! I can sync. Stays connected with no trouble, but as soon as I try to run the RUU it disconnects my phone and reports a connection error and will not continue. Sometimes if I try to connect half way through the RUU discovery process it says that the battery is less than 30% but it is at 100% and will not continue.

If I connect as a disk drive, It connects just fine. I can search my SD card via the PC, but when I run the RUU it disconnects the phone and says it has a connection error and will not continue.

Before anyone says "Why are you even bothering with stock 2.2" well I need to sell the phone and I want it stock.

any help would be appreciated. :)
[HTC Aria General] jeebuz:
Boot into the bootloader, go to fastboot, plug your phone in, and try running the ruu.
[HTC Aria General] zervic:
why are you even bothering with stock 2.2 if you already have FR008?had to do it since you added that gay disclaimer

also, maybe it's a sign that you shouldn't do that.
[HTC Aria General] tpbklake:
If you already have it back to stock 2.1, I would sell it like that because it would be rootable to a potential buyer. If you install the stock 2.2, the phone will not be able to regain root and it would be far less appealing to a potential buyer IMO.
[HTC Aria General] wbkviper:
Well I guess I should say...I might sell the phone. My wife uses it, but recently bought an Atrix...but doesn't like it much. She really likes the aria for the size. We both think that the stock 2.1 ran better than fr008 or cyanogen. The proximity sensor problem seems to be much worse with those roms.

We were going to try 2.2 to see if the proximity sensor problem was improved at all. If not we would sell it. Probably will sell it anyway, either way it needs to go back to stock.
[HTC Aria General] wbkviper:
@jeebuz

Didn't work by running the RUU in the fasboot. Won't connect. But the drivers are confirmed to be working. They connect just fine in every other case and show up properly in the Device Manager.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] iflip:
Enables the user to connect to a device and view the files, extract them from the device on to our handset?
[A7 Themes and Apps] mmarcuse:
Last time I had installed SetCPU, I couldn't get it to work. Looks like it's been updated to support Tegra processors, and now works with the A7. It doesn't give you a choice of governors (guess the kernel doesn't support it), but you can underclock and set profiles.

I haven't had a chance to play with it enough to tell for sure, but I suspect that underclocking will help battery life. I'd be interested in finding out others' experience in this regard.
[A7 Themes and Apps] rspray:
Jackpot. I was hoping this would get solved. This may be the key to unlocking another hour or so of battery life.
[A7 Themes and Apps] rspray:
Have you gotten a chance to play with underclocking and profiles yet? Any results on improved battery life?
[A7 Themes and Apps] mmarcuse:
I haven't done any formal testing. Subjectively, it does seem to last longer on a charge. I have been playing with the settings to see what would be the minimum acceptable speed for flash video and found that at 450 MHz it still plays reasonably smooth. I wouldn't expect any miraculous increases in battery life from SetCPU since the processor will run at the slowest speed it can while still meeting demand, so if there is not much going on, it will run at 200 Mhz or so.

So, if you are watching video non-stop, I would expect a significant increase in battery life at the expense of smooth playback, but if you are just typing email, I don't think there will be much difference. Still, any gain is worth it.
[Atrix 4G General] theoski:
Just download Samurai II from Android Market and compare with the iPhone 4 version.

Sent from my village using a well nurished pigeon.
[Atrix 4G General] Techcruncher:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXoFlSYakuo&feature=player_detailpage
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] weezybaby307:
hey everybody

yesterday i installed the hyperdroid gbx v7 on my hd2

its very fast and stable but the screens looks a little boring

is it possible to change the call screen / incoming call screen

and the keyboard - im looking for one with cursor and so on

thx for every help
[Epic 4G General] nubsors:
With light use im now at 28 percent going on 38 hours since last plugged in. anyone else noticing way better battery performance?
[Epic 4G General] styckx:
38hrs huh? 3500mah battery and left completely idle I assume. No way in hell you got that on stock battery.
[Epic 4G General] BWFBezerk:
^this

10char

The only way you could have that on a stock battery is have the phone off and battery pulled out for 34 hours.
[Epic 4G General] Mugen678:
I'm getting a lot better life with the overclocked kernal and midnight eb13. 8hrs of moderate usage and was only down to 55%. I'm loving it.
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
I am running through the stock battery AND the 3500mah battery each day on EB13. I dont know if its my usage has changed or what, but EB13 is a battery hog. Lost 25% from my 3500mah battery overnight as I was sleeping. LOL.
[Epic 4G General] ZenInsight:
Discussing this over at the supernova rom. Something is wrong...battery life is bad for some people.
[Epic 4G General] djbacon06:
keep an eye on your TWS. This has been a huge issue for me, and keeps draining the life out of the battery. Only solution so far seems to be the ariplane mode toggle work around.
[Epic 4G General] A_Flying_Fox:
I was able to make 30+ hours on a single full charge with dk28.

I still haven't put eb13 through its paces but from what I'm seeing, its great with battery.
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
That should be easily attainable on stock battery. I'm loking forward to 70+ hours

Epic 4g
[Epic 4G General] galaxyd700:
suggestions!!!!

if you all want better battery life then disable your data network ...the way to do this is hold down the power button ...just like you are turning your phone off, you will see the data network. hit that button..it will disable your internet constantly running in the back ground and also will disable notifications...you can turn it on at your discression when you want to check your email, internet, or anything pertaining to data network...but trust me this will give you alot more battery life..also you can install setcpu and clock it to run lower when your phone is charging, not in use , or even when you are using your phone...this also helps substantually...good luck guys
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
0% TWS. TWS is solved in EB13 for me.
[Epic 4G General] TheDub:
Very nice suggestions ;) I'd also like to add that using Wifi will use a LOT less battery then 3G probably 80% of the time. At work I have poor reception so leaving 3G on will kill my battery, however WiFi it's not uncommon I leave work after 10 hours unplugged with only 20-25% of the battery used! Make sure to set the wifi sleep policy to never if you go this route, that way it never goes back to 3G even when sleeping.

Turning data off completely and using the phone only lightly all day at work (a few text messages) (10 hours unplugged) i've left work with 88% percent battery remaining :D
[Epic 4G General] bondosho:
Battery life has improved greatly. I turn off background data, stop the Omadrmblablabla service, no live backgrounds, but it is full color. With moderate use I can see 10 hours and still have 40% before I go to bed.
[Epic 4G General] funeralplanner:
My battery life has been greatly increased too. The battery indicator seems much more accurate too. I did the factory reset several times, then wiped and used the samsung installer.
[Epic 4G General] djbacon06:
I wish I could be as lucky as you. This is by far my biggest complaint with eb13. I have tried flashing multiple times to no avail. How did you update? odin, samsung exe, update zip, or ota?
[Epic 4G General] rockrerun:
I did an odin flash, and my battery is much better as well. On 2.1 stock I would usually get about 16 hrs with my usage. Now, with the same usage on EB13, I can get about 36hrs (charging every other night).

I did the zip update first, and my battery was awful and only lasted for 4 hours. But since the odin flash, everything is great!
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Samsung exe. Did you update your profile and PRL? I had TWS issues until I did that. After updating the PRL I have been golden.
[Epic 4G General] tenaciousj:
PRL fix will only last til you reboot I think. Have you rebooted since PRL udate?
[Epic 4G General] abduljaffar:
What's the tws bug that drains the battery? Airplane toogle does what?

But as for myself, I'm getting way better battery on eb13. I think some people have bad experiences sure to installing done apps rgat may run in the back ground. Do this test, reflash stock. Don't install any apps but what thee phone comes with. And use the phone for 2 days. Then you will notice rgat index outer does last longer.
[Epic 4G General] djbacon06:
I have tried that as well, no dice. Only the airplane toggle seems to fix it. I have to airplane toggle every time I boot up. Once I do that the TWS is around 2-5% which is normal for me.

exactly. If it does fix it (seems sporadic at best), it will not stay applied after a reboot.

TWS = time without signal. Airplane mode resets the radio on the device and somehow fixes it (albeit, temporarily). I read somewhere on here people believe it has something to do with the fact that, for some reason, the phone is looking for a gsm signal as well as cdma, and since this is not a gsm phone, it obviously can't find a gsm signal. The constant searching for gsm is causing a drain on the battery. This happens in areas with full sprint coverage, like my house. For whatever reason re-setting the radio forces it to stay on cdma mode only. I think i read someone saying something along the lines of it being a problem because this is was an update created for devices across the board, ie, for both cdma and gsm handsets. Its just a bug that needs addressed. Some people have it, some don't -- which is even more frustrating!:p

If you are not experiencing this problem, please tell me what method you used to update. I have only tried Odin (and update zip once), so I will try the samsung exe to see if it does anything.